NBA deputy commissioner Mark Tatum reveals the number two pick for the Memphis Grizzlies during the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery. Mandatory Credit: Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY Sports
Thirteen times previously the Detroit Pistons had been part of the NBA Draft Lottery. Thirteen times the Pistons failed to move up with their own pick.
On Tuesday night, at the Barclays Center, that was all put in the past. The Detroit Pistons received the No. 1 overall selection in the 2021 NBA Draft.
It is the first time the Pistons have drafted first since 1970, when they took future Hall of Fame center Bob Lanier out of St.